Karina Irusa, assistant professor of comprehensive care and lead author on the paper, said to media outlet EurekaAlert!, “The extent of the effects on dental health, specifically on dental decay, are still relatively unknown. At this point, I’m just trying to raise awareness.”
The first-of-its-kind study analysed data from 13,000 patients treated at Tufts dental clinics between 2019 to 2022.
The data showed a significant statistical difference between dental caries risk levels between the e-cigarette users and the control group. Seventy-nine per cent of the vaping patients were at high risk of caries, compared to 60 per cent of the control group.
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